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Bowman's run ends with semifinal loss

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SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - Kristi Bowman's bid for a District 2 Class AAA singles tennis championship came up two wins short.

After winning her first two tournament matches on Friday at Kirby Park, the No. 2-seeded Crestwood senior lost to No. 6 Allie Pusateri of Abington Heights 6-2, 6-0 in Monday's semifinals at Birchwood Racquet Club. Pusateri went on to face teammate Tyra Abdalla in the final, where the top-seeded Abdalla was a 6-1, 6-0 winner.

Meanwhile, the District 2 doubles tournament will begin Wednesday at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre. A coaches meeting will be held at 8:45 and play in both Class AAA and AA will begin at 9. The first three rounds will be completed Wednesday with the semifinals and finals scheduled for Thursday.

Two Hazleton Area teams and two from Crestwood will compete in the Class 3A event. The teams of Grazia Devita and Igra Mahood and Erika Grula and Alexa Austin will represent the Lady Cougars and the duos of Melanie Snyder and Jenn Snyder and Kiana Thompson and Krissy Perry will compete for Crestwood.

The No. 3-seeded Snyders will face Coughlin's Jacqueline Marroquin and Alia Sod in their opening round match. Devita and Mahood, the No. 14 seed, will meet West Scranton's Sara Skoritowski and Emil Graziano; Grula and Austin will play against Christa Talpash and Devin Ryman of Wyoming Valley West; and Thompson and Perry will face Delaware Valley's Emily Belsterling and Alyssa Mongioi.

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